Locomotive-terminal eire-drawing- station



vs. ons. LOCONIOTIVE TERMINAL FIRE DRAWING STATION.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT-28, 192|.

'Patented Apr. 1s, 1922.

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s. ons.. I LOCOMOTIVE TERMINAL FIRE DRAWING STATION. APPLICATIDN FII-.EDSEPT- 28| I92I.

1,413,346, Patented Apr.18lv,1922.`

4. sains-sufrir 2 l s. ons. LOCOIVIOTIVE TERMINAL FIRE DRAWING STATION.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT.28, 1921. 1,413,346.

- Patented Apr. 18, 1922.

UN I FCS" sPEN'cER o'risyor ciricneo, impirivois.v Y

' LocoiviomivE- Tnamiivan ninu-nnnwinesmn'rion. f

Fire-DraWingStations, of which the folloiv ing is a specification.

August 16, 1921,- l have described and claimed a locomotive tterminalfor railway systems,` involving in itgorganization, among numerous,other-features, -a terminal house provided W'ithrstations for:locomotives, spur l5 tracks connecting.saidstations Withl aimain traclqjcharging apparatus associated With Vthe respective locomotive stations,a: con'- veyor for distributing material to the chargeV-ingfva-pparatiis, and :a fire disposal system 2O said house; ,said,.sy'stem comprising means forr quenching hotcoals, cliiders,pand ashesdrawn from thelocoinotive i-njanyone` ofthe stations, y ineans for 1conveying away V.the

25 Vquenched'material'from-any 'one ofthe stations, and A'means :foridisposal. oftheImate-l rial accuinulatedV from all Ythe-"stations theillustrated mean'sffor performing fthesef several functions consistingin Vivater spraysV as-L sociated Vwith 4rey chutes,1a cinder ,tunnel re-Y g ceiving the discharge'from the several chutes and containing 'eithera wheeled l-vehicle orV an endless conveyor for advancing to an ex.-yternal point of-.discharge the material delivered thereto, and railwaytrackage leading away -fromsaid external point 4so that a standard carmighttravel to'iandfrom the same in disposing of the accumulation de-l45 viding a lspecialk arrangement-,of cinder quenching and conveyingmeans thatvvill' put theycinders in better vcondition for recovery oftheir values, particularly as regards cleansing of Ethe unconsuinedportion of the fuel or removal therefromof the ash which is reduced toV'affine or light condition, and the accomplishment of this economicallyWithout contaminating the, atmosphere in which the employees have towork. Accordingly, one-featuregof the Vpresent invention consists inconstructing the cinder Application 'fueafseptember 28,1921.' seria-1Nofsasoe. f

serving afpluralityfof locomotive-'stations in` Figure 5 islaSpecification of Lettersatent.' vfpatejlted Apr. 18;'1Q22.

tunnel in the 'form of a trough adaptedfor 'i the einployment'of Wateras a quenching bath and conveying vehicle, and having said tunneldeliver into a cinder Wellfrom'vvhich the water, ink flowing,` Will'carry avvav the light ash and leave thecoke or unconsumed cindersbehind .in condition for reino-val'and. Y

. v delivery to a point of further consumption, In my Letters Patent No.1,387,863, issued-` tion and, Vto Athis end,'ffanother f feature of ythe-inventionconsistsin providing a 'settling .chamber ffoii,v theWashyWater-i after it leaves,

the cig-nder Well,a sump to receive the Water i Y `from said settlingchamber', and a' pump for y' :delivering Water constantlyjonatnecessaryperiodsfof time 'from' the Asuinp .to the head` f ofthe,-troughflilrefcindertunnel;' 71

A v-.Stillianother ,objectfoff the inventinis l i provideimeans 'forj`1""educin-g and;conditionsf5.7;` i ing. Y the` relined -cindersthatcollecti-'n the f Y @luder zwelli@ :and @delivering f Concentrated 1values thereof jfor further' consumption and to this end" v anotherfeature of the invention consistsin-providingedredging means'for Yliftingthecin'de's froin'the Well, reduction apparatus receivingvVtliecinders from the' dredging means 'and breaking them Aup so 90 as todisengagethe coke from the clinlrer, a clinlrer-separating means throughWhich the reduced. cinders are'gpassed, and means for disposal of theseparatedcoke Vand" clinlrer' to desireddestinations, the formerpreferably to thejstokin'g hopper of `a .stationary furnace plant.forminga part of the terminal equipment.n 1

Intheaccompanying drawings# I Figure 1`is aground yplan shovving'thelayout of a locomotiveterminal embodying the several Yfeat'uresof thepresent invention. A Figure 2 is' axplan-vievv. of the terminall houseonan enlarged scale..v i Figure 3 is a-vertical longitudinal section onthe line '3L-3X of :Figures-1 and 2 5 ',A-Figure lis a plan vievv onastilliLlargei-j 31;.

scale ofthe cinder reclaiming apparatus and I v i Y vertical transversesectionl onftheline SX1-5X OfFigu'res l, 2, and 4Q; f Referring to'Figure l, 6 Vrepresents a locos motive terminal house having coalstoring and delivering lioppers 7, iire drawing and quenching pits 8aeach communicating with a cinder tunnel 8 extending beneath and servinga plurality of locomotive stations through said pits, al stationarysteam power plant 9, and a cinder salvaging apparatus 10. Outside ofsaid terminal house are main tracks 11 diverging through suitable spursinto coal supply tracks 12 and cinder loading tracks 13; Vand Withinthehouse are locomotive station tracks 14. Such additional tracks as maybe desired are provided either within or Without the house, suoli, forinstance as van outside through track 15 and inside repair sectiontracks 16. The terminal house may also be provided w-ith necessaryWorking facilities, such as gib-cranes17 `and inspection pits 18 inconnection with the repair sectiony track 16, also gib-cranes 19'adjacent the station track 1dbeyond the ash pits 8, see Figure 2.

The ash tunnel 8 extends transversely beneath and communicates throughthe ash pits or openings 8a with a sufcient number of locomotivest'ationsto avoid the necessity of any locomotive waiting for anantecedent y locomotive to surrender a fire drawing station. 'Saidcinder tunnel extends, to the cinder salvaging apparatus 10 Where itmerges, through a curve Slg-With the cinder Well 2O forming part of saidapparatus; and,

' as shown in Figurej, the tunnel is graded Yio or inclined so as todevelop a current or flow to'wvater delivered therein that 'will beeffective in VWashing onward vt-o the cinderV Well 20 the lire materialsdeposited through any one of theopenings A8f. From cinder Well 20, Waterflows overa partitionV 21 into the settling chamber 22,`carrying thelight ash with it into said chamber, Where the ash settles and remainsbehind While the Water escapes throughv a screened Wall 23 into the sump24. From sump 24 Water isremoved by pump 25 and returned through pipe 26to the head of the cinder tunnel 8 where 'it is delivered in sufficientvolume, considtrack 29, and by said bucket delivered intoV the hopper 30of a crushing machine 31, whence the reduced material, coke and clinker,passes through a gravity separator 32, the clinker finding its Waythrough the spout 33 to the refuse or ash chamber 22,

and the unconsuined fuel or coke finding its Way into the. bins V34,Which may constitute `across the greater portion-of the terminal house,and the crane Will be adapted to `remove coal from cars on the storagetracks 12, or from Va 'car removed from one of the said storage tracksand placed beneath the crane on the ythrough track v`15. Dredge bucket27 Will also be employed for .removing accummulation of ash land elinkerfrom the settling chamber 22, and toV that end Will be adaptedto deliversuch refuse toa car standing upon the track 13l By the` arrangementhereindescribed, 'theVv time element, which is the most importantfeature in drawing the fire fof a locomotive`Y 7' previous to Vmoving iton to a repair-staf tion, vvill be amply safeguarded, in that theA meansfor receiving the fire material isv so arranged that it ycan servesimultaneously all of the locomotives of the -system that are liable torequire treatment at A*any lone time, besides coaling the tender at thesame .time so as to avoid thek necessity of performing this s tep atsome `other point;.and all vthese'- functions will be performedY undercondi- 1' tions which willv avoid interfering kWitht-he Workingconditionsvof lthe terminal. Moreover, thefirematerial will be disposedoflin a .j manner that will effect a great savinginlthe fuel bill at thestation as Well as a great` '105 Sump 24 will preferably be-providedwitlr saving in cost of labor.

a water supply 35 to keep up the supply of Water therein, and this mayif desired be located opposite a flushing outlet SAG-leading to sewer,so that the sump canbe Washed out at desired intervals.

I claim: V Y v f l. In a. railway terminal, a fire disposal apparatuscomprising :a locomotive station, l

a trough-like cinder tunnel communicating With said station andadapted'to receive fire material from a locomotive occupying fthe same,and means for delivering .to said tunnel a quenching and conveying bodyof Water. 4

2. In Aa locomotive terminal, a plurality of locomotive lire-draw.ing istations, a cinder tunnel extending beneath and adapted to receive firematerial from a locomotive occupying anyofa plurality of such stations,and means for f delivering to said cinder vtunnel a quenching andconveying body of Water. Y

3. In a locomotive terminal, fire-drawing stations, a cinder tunnel'adapted to yreceive iire material Yflows from tire material from Vanyoi a .plurality Y chamber into which sufficient to quench tire materialfrom locomotives occupying any of a plurality of said stations, meansfor delivering to'said tunnel a body of vater sutcient to quench andconvey iii-e material delivered thereto, which said tunnel discharges.

4i. In a locomotive terminal, {ire-drawing stations, a cinder tunneladapted to receive re material from Y locomotives `occupying any of aplurality ordelivering to said tunnel a body of Water sutcient toquench'and convey'tire material delivered thereto, :a cinder Well intoyWhich said tunnel discharges, and a settling chamber into Which WaterWith suspended fire material flows from'said cinder well( 5. In alocomotive terminal, iiredravving stations, a cinder tunnel adapted toreceive .fire material from locomotives occupying any of .a plurality ofsaid ystations,'means for deliveringl to `said tunnel" a body 'otV`Water suiiicient to vquench andA convey iire a cinder `vvellf materialdelivered thereto, into which said tunnel discharges, a settling chamberinto which' Water With suspended sump receiving Water' chamber, andmeans` terial delivered by the water to thesettling chamber from passingtoV said sump, ,Y

6.'In a locomotive terminal, tire-drawingv adapted Vto :receivestations, a cinder tunnel fire material trom locomotives occupyingVsaidy stations, means any-ot a plurality of for delivering to saidtunnel a body of Water and convey fire delivered thereto, a cinder Well'into which said tunnel discharges, and means for ele-' vating andremoving material from -said cinder Well. ,Y v Y' 7. In a locomotiveterminaLiire-drawing locomotives occupying of said stations, means fordelivering to said tunnel a body ot water sutiicient to quench andconvey fire material delivered thereto, a cinder Well into which saidtunnel discharges, a settling Water With suspended fire material flowsfrom said cindervivell, and means for elevating and removing materialfrom said settling chamber.

SqIn a railway terminaha fire disposal apparatus comprising a locomotivestation, a trough-like cinder tunnel communicating With said station andadapted to receive fire material from a locomotive occupying the same,means for delivering to said tunnel and a cinder, well Vinto. Y

of said stations, means fire material yflows said cinder Well, a fromsaid. settlingv for preventing the mai material tunnel is delivered, andmeans for returning Water from said sump to said tunnel..

9. In a locomotive terminal, fire-drawing stations, a cinder tunneladapted tozreceive lire material from locomotivesl occupying any of aplurality of saidstations, means for delivering to said tunnel a body`ofl Water suiiicient to Vquench and convey tire materialdelivered'thereto, a cinder Well into a settling suspended from saidcinder Well, a sump receiving water chamber, delivered by the Watertothe settling chamber fromV passing to said sump, and means which saidtunnel discharges, chamber into which vvater With for returning Waterfrom said sump to the head of. said tunnel.` y

10. In alocomotive stations,.a cinde tunnel-,adapted to` receive Vfirematerial fromvlocomotives occupyingl lany otfa plurality ot saidstations, means` Vfor. .delivering tosaid tunnel a body of Watersuicienttoquench andconvey fire material .delivered lthereto, cinder-vvell into which said tunnel discharges, means'tor elevating andremoving material lfrom! said cinder Swell, and a cinder refining apparatusxadapted i'toreceive materiallitr'o'm `the elevating means; Y 11;Ina

stations, a cinder tunnelz t'daptedto receive iire V' material'gironi`locomotivesfoccupying Y. any .-ofa plurality ot -said Stations,`means?VV to ,s'aid -tunnel a body`oit'` forY delivering Waterlsuii'cient to Y quench and convey e mate'rialdelivered thereto,1acinder` well into body Ormai,

a so f from said 'settling means for preventing the materialVvterminaL'iire-draiving Y locomotiveY terminahre-dravving exiflWhichsaidf tunneldischarges, means ,tori

elevating vand removing material from said cinder Well, and a cinderrefining apparatusl adapted'to vreceive material from theV elevatingmeans; said means comprising A a cinder crusher and a clinkerseparator..

12.*In a locomotive terminal, a locomotive station, a cinder tunnelcommunicating ion with and adapted to receive fire materials from thelocomotive occupying said station,

a cinder reclaiming 1 lant receiving SPENCER `oris; Y-

ang 26th day lire mal terial through said tunnel, a refuse disposal`track leading to said terminal, and means

